Statements from the Gulf to BP's Shareholders and Executives
Energy Program Director Antonia Juhasz has joined Gulf Coast residents in London this week to take on BP and hold the company to account for its crimes in the Gulf. They have collected statements from residents of the Gulf whose lives have been forever changed by the disaster. Some of the statements are collected here. Visit again for more.

Pickens says U.S. firms 'entitled' to Iraqi oil.by Tom Doggett, ReutersOctober 22nd, 2009Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told Congress on Wednesday that U.S. energy companies are "entitled" to some of Iraq's crude because of the large number of American troops that lost their lives fighting in the country and the U.S. taxpayer money spent.

Oil Troubles Wont Last Forever.by Ben Lando, Iraq Oil ReportOctober 21st, 2009Disputes over how to manage Iraq’s oil sector, and who gets to call the shots, have plateaued at a tense level for the past three years, but the top oil adviser to Iraq’s prime minister is optimistic agreements will be made after January’s national elections.

Big companies getting closer to big Iraq oil fields.by Ben Lando, Iraq Oil ReportOctober 20th, 2009A half dozen major international oil companies are close to deals with Iraq, on the heels of BP and the Chinese National Petroleum Corp., which are one step away from receiving the first new oil contract issued by Baghdad – for the largest oil field in the country.

Meetings move Iraq closer to next oil field auction.by Ben Lando, Iraq Oil ReportOctober 20th, 2009Representatives from 44 of the world’s largest oil companies have concluded two-day meetings here with the Iraqi Oil Ministry, hashing out a rough draft of the contract on which the companies will base their bids for 10 oil projects in December.

Iraqis Protest Poor Public Services.Associated PressOctober 10th, 2009Hundreds took to the streets Saturday throughout Iraq to demand open elections and improved public services, revealing discontent among Iraqis that is overshadowing concerns about the ability of Iraqi forces to take over from withdrawing U.S. troops.

Chevron Offers Evidence of Bribery Scheme in Ecuador Lawsuitby SIMON ROMERO and CLIFFORD KRAUSS, New York TimesSeptember 1st, 2009The oil giant Chevron said Monday that it had obtained video recordings of meetings in Ecuador this year that appear to reveal a bribery scheme connected to a $27 billion lawsuit the company faces over environmental damage at oil fields it operated in remote areas of the Amazon forest in Ecuador.